Introduction to Writing Fiction by Futurelearn
Hone your creative writing and editing skills as you learn how to craft compelling characters and atmospheric settings.
Course Highlights
- Create vivid sentences.
- Explore how to reveal character.
- Develop a full sense of setting within their writing.
- Apply effective editing techniques.
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
6 Topics
Welcome & Course Overview
Let's get writing!
Understanding Word Functions
Dynamic Sentences
Identifying Your Style
Summary of WEEK 1
6 Topics
WEEK 2 Overview
Basic Approaches to Characterisation
The Psychology of Character
Mobilising Characters
Over to you!
Summary of WEEK 2
6 Topics
WEEK 3 Overview
Setting and Worldbuilding
Sensory Exploration
Using Detail to Evoke Setting
Bringing it all Together
Summary of WEEK 3
6 Topics
WEEK 4 Overview
The First Full Draft
Polishing Your Writing
Final Draft
Summary of WEEK 4
Your Next Steps as a Writer
Introduction to Writing Fiction
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